Posts Tagged ‘achí’

2012-05. Exhumation inside Coban’s former Military Garrison

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On February 27th, 2012, The Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation (FAFG) began an exhumation process inside the former Military Garrison of Coban.

2009-03. Scorched Earth: The Rio Negro Massacre at Pak’oxom

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27th anniversary of the massacre carried out to make way for the Chixoy hydro-electric project.

2009-03. The Great Kawinal: A City Submerged

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Important Mayan center from the 12th century is inundated by the Chixoy hydro-electric dam. In a rare low water level, the remains are exposed.

2007-10. Plan de Sanchez: Never again such Savagery

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“What we want is penal justice against those responsible for the massacre.”

2007-07. The Chixoy Hydro-Electrical Dam and Genocide in Río Negro

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The community of Rio Negro was wiped out in order to make way for the Chixoy hydro-electric project.